College Level Writing Strategies

I can picture myself reading this list a year ago and thinking “college is about to be a rough four years”. Since then, I’ve developed a love for english itself that I’m determined to be great at it. My confidence level is at an all time high because I am that eager to learn and expand my english writing. Most importantly, being able to express a position as well as defend that position with logic and evidence. Writing strategies, I have written in the same set format which includes an introduction with the thesis as the last sentence, followed by a three body paragraphs in addition to a conclusion ; that I’m not only confident about but excited to practice new strategies. Confidence is key, but I would be doing myself a disservice if I didn’t address my

College-bound students are expected to understand as well as apply a specific level of critical thinking/writing that is beyond the high school requirements. Looking back on my written work, it’s easy to see the potential for college level writing, however there were elements that clearly needed improvement. The habits you have is what separates high school from college. Therefore, I know that I would not have been as adequately prepared for this level of writing coming straight from high school and entering college. The break from school during the fall semester would be the first time that I didn’t have a teacher telling me to read, write an essay, summarize, etc. During this time off, reading became a huge part of my routine thus allowed me to fine-tune my critical writing skills. The thought process you have while reading directly affects your writing. I wasn’t reading to retain information with the end goal of writing a summary. However, I was rhetorically analyzing as I read. While reading the article, there were a variety of thoughts as well as feelings that I went through. Confident in all aspects of critical thinking and habits of the